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Brian Head Road Conditions & Live Cameras

SR-143 to Brian Head right now

Checking the UDOT road report

SR-143 from both sides of the mountain, camera by camera

Three ways from Duck Creek

Which one you take depends on the season and on last night’s snow.

  1. Through Cedar Breaks

    23.5 miles · about 41 minutes

    SR-14 west, then SR-148 past the monument. The summer and fall route; SR-148 is gated for winter.

    No camera on SR-148. The SR-14 summit camera is the closest look.

  2. Mammoth Creek Road

    About 35 miles · 1 hr 15 on snow

    North from the village to SR-143 near Panguitch Lake, then over the top. A county road, plowed without any guarantee; it drifts shut after storms.

    No camera on Mammoth Creek Road. The SR-143 cameras pick up from Panguitch Lake.

    See these cameras

  3. Cedar City and Parowan

    61 miles · about 1 hr 35

    Down SR-14, north on I-15, up Parowan Canyon. The long way, on state highways that are plowed first.

    Two I-15 cameras, then nothing until SR-143 milepost 13.

    See these cameras

Live SR-143 cameras

From the Panguitch Lake side over the summit to the Parowan canyon side — the full camera sequence for the highest year-round road in the region. Images refresh every minute.

The winter approach: I-15 from Cedar City to Parowan

When Mammoth Creek Road is drifted shut, the route you can always count on runs down SR-14 to Cedar City, up I-15 to the Parowan exit and then up Parowan Canyon. These two cameras cover the interstate leg. The SR-14 canyon cameras are on the main road conditions page, and UDOT has no camera in Parowan itself or in the lower canyon: the Milepost 13.43 camera above is the first one you reach. Both carry the 24-hour rewind.

SR-14 → I-15 north → SR-143 at Parowan

Live road map for the Brian Head drive

The map opens on the SR-143 corridor over the 10,620 ft summit. Tap any camera pin for the live view; road colors show current UDOT surface conditions.

Tap any camera pin for the live view. Road colors show current UDOT surface conditions.

The drive: what the road actually does

Brian Head town sits at 9,800 ft and SR-143 crosses 10,620 ft — the highest paved through-road in southern Utah, and it behaves like it. From Duck Creek Village in summer, the pretty way is SR-14 west to SR-148 through Cedar Breaks, about 40 minutes. In winter, with SR-148 gated, you loop via Mammoth Creek and Panguitch Lake on SR-143’s east side, roughly an hour of plowed pavement.

The two sides of the mountain are different roads. The Parowan side is a steep canyon climb — 13% grades in places — that ices early and is where UDOT posts traction requirements first. The Panguitch Lake side is gentler and more forgiving in storms; if the Parowan-side camera looks bad, the east-side approach is usually the better call.

The cameras above cover both sides plus the summit, so you can compare approaches in one glance before choosing a route.

Winter driving to Brian Head

SR-143 is plowed aggressively all winter — it serves a ski resort — but this is real mountain driving: during storms UDOT regularly posts traction-device requirements (they appear automatically in the strip above), and the Parowan canyon grades demand respect in a 2WD car. Skiers staying with us usually take the Panguitch Lake side in weather. Watch the plow markers on the map on storm mornings; seeing plows working the road is the best open-for-business signal there is.

Brian Head road questions we hear at the desk

Straight answers for ski mornings and summer scenic loops.

What are the road conditions on SR-143 right now?

The strip above shows UDOT’s live surface condition and any traction requirement for all three SR-143 segments, and the cameras show the pavement itself on both sides of the summit. In storms, check the Parowan-side camera specifically — that canyon is always the first stretch to ice and the first to get restricted.

Do I need chains or 4WD to get to Brian Head?

On dry days, no — it is normal highway driving. During and right after storms, UDOT often requires traction devices (snow tires or chains) on SR-143, and that requirement appears in the live strip above the moment it is posted. A 2WD rental on all-seasons should take the Panguitch Lake side in weather, or simply wait for the plows to finish.

Which way should I drive from Duck Creek Village?

Summer and fall: SR-14 to SR-148 through Cedar Breaks — 40 minutes and arguably the most scenic approach in Utah. Winter and spring, with SR-148 gated, there are two choices. The way we usually go is Mammoth Creek Road north from the village to SR-143 near Panguitch Lake, then over the top: about 35 miles and an hour and a quarter on snow, but it is a county road, plowed without any guarantee, and it drifts shut after storms. The route you can always count on is SR-14 down to Cedar City, I-15 north to Parowan and SR-143 up Parowan Canyon: 61 miles and about 1 hour 35 on state highways that get plowed first. Check the Panguitch-side cameras before trying Mammoth Creek and the I-15 cameras below before the loop.

Is Brian Head open year-round?

Yes — the town and resort operate all year, and SR-143 stays open from both the Parowan and Panguitch sides through winter. Only the SR-148 connection through Cedar Breaks closes seasonally. Summer brings lift-served mountain biking and 60-degree afternoons at 10,000 ft.

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